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Ichitaabwa | |
Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Native speakers | (250,000 in DRC cited 1982)[1] 32,000 in Zambia (2010 census) |
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ISO 639-3 | tap |
Glottolog | taab1238 |
M.41 [2] |
Taabwa (Ichitaabwa; also called "Kitabwa" and spelled "Tabwa"), or Rungu (Malungu), is a Bantu language of Congo and Zambia spoken by half a million or so people.
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